Egg beater



LSTRMS March 23 1926.

H. LE R. EMERY EGG BEATER Filed June 9- 1924 n n, l'ra'l enteel nil rans HARRY LE BUY EMERY, @F PEORXA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF T EARL H. JEFFRIES, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

EGG- BEATEB.

Application filed June 9, 1924. Serial No. 718,709.

To all HIP/1072i, '2'Z'7 may concern:

it known that Hannr Ln Roy EMnRr, cit en of the (,lnitec States of America, residir at Peoria, in the county of Peoria ate of Illinois, has invented certain new and useful improvements in Eg Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to egg beaters.

My invention has special reference to egg heaters of the class wherein sets of concentrically arranged beater members are driven in opposed directions to the end through such concentric arrangement, the normal vidth of the beater element may be reduced to the minimum and further to the end that through such concentric arrangement a high degree of e'liiciency is attained.

The invention has special reference to the manner of mounting, relative fashioning and capability of relative adjustment of the beater elements, all of which matters will be more particularly pointed out in subsequent description.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device shown in operative relationship with a cup.

Fig. 2 also shows a side elevation with a positioning of the driving gear mechanism at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View on the line 33of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a vertical sectional view through the verticle axis of the lower portion of the device.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 shows in side elevation the beater elements and means of attaching the same to the driving elements.

I am aware that prior to the development of my ii vention, that substantially the same form of gearing and support therefore, have been used and similarly that concentrically arranged separately, supported and oppositely driven beater elements'were of public knowledge, and it is to the end of improving upon such known devices that the pres ent invention is dir cted. For instance, we have aimed to improve the general mechanics in building, but specially the invention is directed to relative arrangement and rela tive fashioning of beater elements adapted to effect relative deflection from one set of beater elements toward the other, to the end vention includes detailed combinations of parts, and the fashioning and general arrangement of the same as hereinafter more particularly described.

Referring to the drawings, 10 refers generally to a framing adapted to support working parts, said framing including a hand hold portion 11, offset portions 12l3 and intermediate vertical framing member 14.

In associating working parts of the device with frame member 10, a vertically disposed rod 15 is provided, the upper end of said rod being journaled in perforations in offset member 12 and the lower end partially in offset member 13, and finally within a sleeve shaft member hereinafter referred to, said rod extending downwardly from said frame and terminating in an extended lug 16. Upon rod 15 is fixed gear member 17, from which said rod is driven. Upon rod 15 is sleeved a hollow shaft 18, which said shaft is journaled in a member of offset framing part 13. To sleeve member 18 is fixed gear member 19 which serves as a driving means for said sleeve. 20 is asdriving gear member supported upon the intermediate frame member 14 of the general frame by means of nut and bolt elements generally referred to as 21, which said gear meshes with gear member 17 and 19. 22 is a hand hold member attached to gear 20. Through the arrangement of the gear members as indicated a turning of gear 20 will effect opposite directions of movement of rod 15 and sleeve shaft 18.

Referring now particularly to the beater elements 28 are bar members, capable of a small degree of radial expansibilitywhen arranged and supported in the manner indi cated in the several figures of the drawings, said bar members being generally fashioned as indicated in said drawings and provided with a vertical perforation at their intermediate orossing points to adapt them to be journaled upon the lower end of rod member ll". The upper ends of the bar members are lined to the flange portion of collar 2% as shown, said collar in turn being adjustably lined to sleeve member 153 by means of wing nut 25, thereby adapting said collar to be adjusted intodillerent vertical positionsupon sleeve shaft 18 as may be desired. The position, however, always being such that the crossing intermediate portions of said bars are always held in resilient contact with lug member 16 on the lower end of rod 15. 24. is a stop member on the lower end of sleeve 18 adapted to prevent collar member being passed beyond the end of said sleeve meml or 18. The beater bars are lined with respect to the driving sleeve member designedly to prevent lateral extension and resulting widening of the beater element under the influence of rotary action, but capable of adjustment to effect limit d variable expansion and widening or narrowing of the beater element to suit the different uses of the same. 26 are beater bar members of the same or substantially the same general form as beater elements 23, the same being relatively arranged in substantially the same manner as said beater elements 23, but normally positioned (see Fig. 3) different angularity than that of d heaters l eater elements 26 are pro. ded with a perforation at their crossing points for jonrnaling in con nection with the rod and their upper end are attached to the flange portion of a sleeve member 27, the latter oeing adjust-ably fitted to rod 15 by means of wine; nut 28 to provide for the same adj "stable fixing as heretofore described in connection with collar memberil l. The relative spacing with respect to beater members 23 and 26 may be changed at will by merely effecting a proper relative spacing of collar members 2-5 and 2?, thereby meeting variable conditions or" general use of the device. it. spacing washer 29 is adapted to be interposed at the crossing point of the respective sets 23 and 26 of the beater members for the purpose of promoting eflicieney as well as providing a better mechanical structure.

Special attention is directed to means provided for promoting agitation (see particularly Figs. 3 and 6) which consists in the matter of relative deflection or bending of the portions of the beater members intermediate their upper and lower supports. The outer .sets of beater members 23 are turned at an angle as at 30 (see Figs. 3 and 6) from the line of travel of said members and similarly beater members 26 are turned at a similar angle as at 31, but in the opposite direction t'rom the deflection of the outer beater member to the end that as said sets rotate in opposite directions a deflection of the materials will be ellected, thereby promoting extreme agitation.

hat I claim is:

1. In combination, concentrically arranged driving members, the end of the inner memberentending beyond the outer member, a collar on each member, each collar being slidably adjustable on its respective member independent of the other, beater.

members fastened to said collars at one end and journaled at their other end on the inner driving member, whereby each beater may be expanded outwardly independent of the other, in order that the spacing between the oppositely rotating beater members may be 7 HARRY LE ROY EMERY. 

